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US withdraws from United Nations human rights body

US withdraws from United Nations human rights body

The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday accusing it of a “chronic bias against Israel,” a move that activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more difficult. Standing with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Haley slammed Russia, China, Cuba and Egypt for thwarting US efforts to […]

United Nations Human Rights Council adopts resolutions against Israel

United Nations Human Rights Council adopts resolutions against Israel

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted five resolutions against Israel on Friday, including four regarding violations of Palestinian rights and one regarding the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, AlKhaleejonline.com has reported. Commenting on the move, the Director of the UN Department in the Palestinian Authority Foreign Ministry, Omar Awad, told Anadolu, “The Council voted overwhelmingly […]

Zimbabwe Govt Blocks Internet Amid Police Crackdown

Zimbabwe Govt Blocks Internet Amid Police Crackdown

This morning, an activist in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, called to say that the authorities have done the unthinkable and unprecedented: blocked Internet access and WhatsApp text messaging to obstruct people protesting traffic police corruption, widespread poverty, and lack of jobs. “Please tell the world that we have been shut down,” she said. The Zimbabwean government’s […]

Swazi Game Rangers ‘Shoot to Kill’

Swazi Game Rangers ‘Shoot to Kill’

People are being shot and killed in Swaziland because they are suspected of poaching and game rangers are immune from prosecution, a United Nations review on human rights has been told. The Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisations (SCCCO) reported, ‘There are numerous of cases where citizens are shot and killed by game rangers for […]

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